Bowe Bergdahl's Vanishing Before Capture Angered His Unit  —  WASHINGTON — Sometime after midnight on June 30, 2009, Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl left behind a note in his tent saying he had become disillusioned with the Army, did not support the American mission in Afghanistan and was leaving to start a new life.

Republicans have a mandate for their Benghazi probe  —  Democrats in recent weeks weighed whether to abstain from involvement in House Republicans' new Benghazi investigative committee, labeling it an unnecessary probe into questions that have already been answered.  —  The American people disagree.

GOP race down to the wire in Mississippi  —  Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) - It's unclear how Tuesday's GOP Senate race in Mississippi will end, but the race has no doubt been close-and ugly-in the final stretch.  —  Tuesday is the biggest single day of primary voting this year, with eight states holding contests from coast to coast.

Bodies of 800 babies, long-dead, found in septic tank at former Irish home for unwed mothers  —  In a town in western Ireland, where castle ruins pepper green landscapes, there's a six-foot stone wall that once surrounded a place called the Home.  Between 1925 and 1961, thousands of …

Brevard judge tells attorney, 'I'll beat your ass,' allegedly throws punches  —  BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. —  Court deputies had to break up a physical fight between a Brevard County judge and a public defender after an argument during a hearing on Monday.  —  Judge John Murphy is accused …

Charges detail Waukesha pre-teens' attempt to kill classmate  —  By Ellen Gabler of the Journal Sentinel  —  The 12-year-old girls had been plotting the murder for months, police say.  —  Morgan E. Geyser was allowed to have two friends over each year for her birthday.  This year, she'd celebrate on May 30.

Wolf leads Corbett by 25, PA supports gay marriage  —  PPP's first poll of the general election for Governor in Pennsylvania finds a race that isn't remotely competitive.  Democratic challenger Tom Wolf leads Republican incumbent Tom Corbett 55/30.  Wolf's 25 point lead has more than doubled …

A lifetime ban on lobbying for lawmakers?  —  Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) on Tuesday introduced legislation to prevent members of Congress from becoming lobbyists after they retire.  —  Current law allows senators to become lobbyists two years after leaving office …

CNN Poll: Public upset over VA scandal; Obama remains at 43%  —  Washington (CNN) - Nearly six in ten Americans give President Barack Obama a thumbs-down on how he is handling the Veterans Affairs controversy, according to a new national poll.  —  But a CNN/ORC International survey released Tuesday indicates …